A High Five for Glenn Burke

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A High Five for Glenn Burke is a middle-grade novel by Phil Bildner, published February 25, 2020 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, about Silas Wade, who learns about Glenn Burke, a gay, Major League baseball player in the 1970s and begins to accept his own sexual identity.[1]

Reception[]

A High Five for Glenn Burke received a starred review from Booklist,[2] as well as positive reviews from Kirkus,[3] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[4] and School Library Journal.[5]

Alongside being selected by the Junior Library Guild,[6] A High Five for Glenn Burke received the following accolades:

Controversy[]

Bildner was invited to a school in New Jersey but then disinvited "once they learned the book had LGBTQ themes."[12] Bildner has noted that he knows "it won’t be the last time it happens."

He hopes parents and schools will continue advocating for books like A High Five for Glenn Burke, especially when they work with middle school students because "[t]hese kids are trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in, and they need to know a book like this exists."[12] He continued, noting that "Tragically, when you erase LGBTQ books and eliminate access to them, you erase these kids and their narratives. And, when you do this, lives are at stake. These kids need to know that their stories and their lives, matter. Teachers and librarians need to be caretakers—not gatekeepers—to create a safe space for all kids."[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "A High Five for Glenn Burke". Phil Bildner. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ Rosean, Grace (2020-02-01). "A High Five for Glenn Burke". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "A High Five for Glenn Burke". Kirkus Reviews. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. ^ Bush, Elizabeth (2020). "A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 73 (8): 337–338. doi:10.1353/bcc.2020.0231. ISSN 1558-6766.
  5. ^ Slagenwhite Walters, Laurie (2020-01-24). "A High Five for Glenn Burke". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  6. ^ "Junior Library Guild : A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  7. ^ Gentes, Brian (2021-03-15). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Huck Award® Recipients". NCTE Bookshop. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  9. ^ Cueto, Desiree W; Andrus, Patrick; Bulatowicz, Donna; Constantine, Dahlia; Espinosa, Cecilia (November 2021). "2021 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children". Language Arts. 99 (2): 137-143. – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Bank Street College of Education. Children's Book Committee (August 2021). "The Best Children's Books of the Year [2021 edition]". The Center for Children's Literature. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  11. ^ "A High Five for Glenn Burke". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  12. ^ a b c Murphy, Patricia J. (2020-08-24). "Q & A with Phil Bildner". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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